Cannock Chase High School
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| Cannock Chase High School | |
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| Address | |
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Hednesford Road , , WS11 1JT | |
| Coordinates | 52°41′40″N 2°01′26″W / 52.6945°N 2.0240°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Specialist | Science |
| Department for Education URN | 137384 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Iain Turnbull[1] |
| Gender | Mixed[1] |
| Age | 11 to 18[1] |
| Enrolment | 871[1] |
| Capacity | 2,187 |
| Former name | Cannock Grammar School |
| Website | http://www.cannockchasehigh.com |
Cannock Chase High School is a secondary school with academy status in Cannock, Staffordshire. The school is situated just north of the town centre, towards Blackfords, east of Cannock Chase Hospital.
History[edit]
Grammar school[edit]
Cannock Grammar School opened in September 1955 as a coeducational grammar school.[citation needed] The sixth form opened in September 1959. By 1962 it had 650 boys and girls. Next door was Calving Hill Secondary Modern School.
Comprehensive[edit]
The school changed its name to Chenet Comprehensive in 1976, when it switched from a Grammar to a Comprehensive system.[citation needed] In 1986 Chenet Comprehensive school merged with neighbouring Sherbrook School, on Hednesford Road. The school became Cannock Chase High School.
The school has recently[when?] been re-awarded specialist science school status, specialising in both science and mathematics.
In 2011 it converted to Academy Status.
Academic performance[edit]
In 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and judged to Require Improvement.[2] In 2018 it was inspected again and judged Good; as of 2020 this is the most recent inspection.[3]
In 2019 the school's Progress 8 measure at GCSE was average.[4] The proportion of children entered for the English Baccalaureate was 5%, compared to 34% for the local authority and 40% in England.[4] The proportion of children achieving Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs was 33%, compared to 37% for the local authority and 43% for England.[4] Performance at A level in 2019 was average.[5]
Notable faculty[edit]
- Philip Sugden (historian)[6]
- Jane Swinnerton, professional field hockey player
Notable former pupils[edit]
- Ritch Battersby, drummer in The Wildhearts
- Stanley Victor Collymore, former footballer and pundit for Talksport
- Steve Edge, comedian and actor
- Gerald Gary "Jed" Mercurio OBE, television writer, producer, director and novelist.
Cannock Grammar School[edit]
- Chrissie Glazebrook, author[7]
- J. P. Wearing, author, former Head Boy[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Cannock Chase High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Chapman, Chris (2016). "Cannock Chase High School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Gill, Richard (2018). "Cannock Chase High School". Ofsted. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cannock Chase High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Cannock Chase High School". Find and compare schools in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Philip Sugden - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Sean (11 December 2007). "Chrissie Glazebrook". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
